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UNFPA Hands Over 47,000 Life-saving Materials To Borno

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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has handed over 47,000 personal protection equipment (PPE) life-saving materials to Borno. The materials are being distributed to 32 healthcare facilities in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Jere and Konduga councils. While handing over the PPE materials Wednesday in Maiduguri, UNFPA’s State Programme Manager, Midala Balami Continue Reading
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HEDA to Host Stakeholders Dialogue Ahead of UN Global Food Systems Summit

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As part of the national level dialogue to set the agenda for the forthcoming United Nations (UN) Global Food Systems Summit, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) will convene a virtual meeting of experts and key stakeholders on Thursday, 22 April 2021, to beam the searchlights on the critical role of agro-meteorological […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria: Governors Plead with Central Bank, Finance Minister to Shelve Loan Deductions

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Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto State) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State) on Tuesday pleaded with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, to shelve deduction of loans obtained by states from the federal government via the apex bank’s budget support facilities. The governor spoke at […]Continue Reading
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COVID-19 Worsens TB Cases In Nigeria – Director

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COVID-19 has worsened Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Nigeria as about 60 per cent of patients go unnoticed and untreated. The Director, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme(NTBLCP), Mrs Uko Itohowo,  said this on Monday in a virtual media seminar with newsmen in Ilorin. She said that according to the 2020 World Health Organisation (WHO) report, […]Continue Reading
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COVID-19: Stakeholders Donate Molecular Testing Facility To FCTA

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Some stakeholders under the umbrella of FCT Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 has donated a world-class molecular diagnostic laboratory to the FCT Administration, to boost fight against the pandemic and other health challenges in the Territory. Speaking at the commissioning and handover of the multi million Naira laboratory project provided by the Committee Continue Reading